Dvöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dvöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dvöl" (or dvǫl) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dvöl (dvǫl): dvöl, f. (G. dvalar, N. Pl. dvalar &dvalir) 1) Ophold, Opsættelse. OH. 777;HeilaG. I, 69533; Fm. XI. 135. 434;A. kvazt þar skamma dvöl myndu eigaNj. 122 (18134). 2) Sted hvor en op-holder sig, dvæler. Stj. 29428; Laxd. 46(1353). 3) Kvantitet, Tiden som udkrævestil at udtale en Stavelse. SE. II, 7010.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, dvöl may be more accurately written as dvǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚠᚯᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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